MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Chile to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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